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nakamotoyuta's review against another edition
dnf. boring. the narrating character had no discerning voice and i hate having to slog through a bunch of bullshit to get to the only-a-little-bit interesting bits.
hamspamdamere's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting ideas, strange style.
Liked it well enough; not sure I’ll dive straight into the sequels though.
Liked it well enough; not sure I’ll dive straight into the sequels though.
hgullegrogan's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I want to like this story but the writing is messy and full of meaningless plot lines.
cal_the_queer's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
georgiesutton's review against another edition
2.0
I was disappointed because I thought the premise of the book was really cool and it didn't live up to that expectation. I found the book confusing, jumping between times and even within chapters the story seemed to flit about. A lot of the book I wasn't entirely sure what was going on which is fine sometimes when things are revealed but this was just plain confusing. Reveals or revelations were lost on me so I was still confused after things seemed like they were meant to be explained.
Whilst 'womens lit' is not normally a term I think is helpful this is a 'boy book' with explosions, sex, lack of emotion (other than horniness). None of our characters are likable because they are either unpleasant or too secretive.
I nearly DNFed but wanted to see if it got better. I should have DNFed after the first 100 pages.
It was interesting to read a sci fi book in Nigeria, but for the near future I thought there could have been more imagination than just aliens. It seemed there had been no progress in 30-40 years which I think is just a bit boring.
Whilst 'womens lit' is not normally a term I think is helpful this is a 'boy book' with explosions, sex, lack of emotion (other than horniness). None of our characters are likable because they are either unpleasant or too secretive.
I nearly DNFed but wanted to see if it got better. I should have DNFed after the first 100 pages.
It was interesting to read a sci fi book in Nigeria, but for the near future I thought there could have been more imagination than just aliens. It seemed there had been no progress in 30-40 years which I think is just a bit boring.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
_nandor's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5
No es en Nueva York, No es Los Angeles ni Londres, Es ciencia ficción que se desarrolla en Nigeria, en los alrededores de Lagos. Thompson nos demuestra una vez más que si sé puede contar historias de ciencia ficción extraordinarias fuera del ámbito occidental.
Su protagonista Karoo tiene un sentido del humor muy de héroe de cine aunque el preferiría sacarle el cuerpo a las situaciones heróicas.
La historia se cuenta alternando capitulos en dos líneas temporales del protagonista y los interludios que son anecdotas de Karoo que ayudan a reforzar la historia. Respecto a ésto he leído reseñas de personas que les confunde los saltos, aunque no veo porque si la narración deja claro en qué línea de tiempo se va a desarrollar el capítulo nada más empezar.
En fin es una muy buena novela de ciencia ficción que además aporta muchos detalles respecto a la sociedad y la cultura nigeriana.
No es en Nueva York, No es Los Angeles ni Londres, Es ciencia ficción que se desarrolla en Nigeria, en los alrededores de Lagos. Thompson nos demuestra una vez más que si sé puede contar historias de ciencia ficción extraordinarias fuera del ámbito occidental.
Su protagonista Karoo tiene un sentido del humor muy de héroe de cine aunque el preferiría sacarle el cuerpo a las situaciones heróicas.
La historia se cuenta alternando capitulos en dos líneas temporales del protagonista y los interludios que son anecdotas de Karoo que ayudan a reforzar la historia. Respecto a ésto he leído reseñas de personas que les confunde los saltos, aunque no veo porque si la narración deja claro en qué línea de tiempo se va a desarrollar el capítulo nada más empezar.
En fin es una muy buena novela de ciencia ficción que además aporta muchos detalles respecto a la sociedad y la cultura nigeriana.
amellear's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
mixter86's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
amaliachimera's review against another edition
4.0
I misplaced my kindle and found it this morning, so I was finally able to finish this mindbending book! I won a kindle copy of Rosewater last year in a goodreads giveaway.
Rosewater is in a league of its own; it is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It made my brain feel like mush (it jumps around A LOT. A LOT A LOT), but was also just so wild that I couldn’t help but like it. One star docked for utter confusion about time.
Rosewater is in a league of its own; it is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It made my brain feel like mush (it jumps around A LOT. A LOT A LOT), but was also just so wild that I couldn’t help but like it. One star docked for utter confusion about time.